Saturday, October 13, 2012

Die Toten Hosen: Rock Me Amadeus (2012)

German punk-stars, Die Toten Hosen (more HERE) - and massive TV Smith fans (see HERE) - recently unleashed a new album called Ballast Der Republik. The album has all the expected massed guitars and soaring choruses that make you want to shout-along to whatever the fuck they're saying.

As the bonus disk, the band recorded a set of amped-up covers of influential German artists. I'll confess to my own ignorance and say I only recognize Kraftwerk's "The Model" and eighties synth-pop staple, "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco:

Let us know what you make of DTH giving Amadeus a roughing up in the COMMENTS section.

its a good album too, something of a return to form from them as they were getting lazy, releasing best of albums that roughly translate as the best of the fat and lazy years somehow compunded thisPhinky

i must confess "die toten hosen" are not really my band. in germany you like DTH or "DIE ÄRZTE"it is a question of faith..my band are the ärzte.ALLRIGHT GERMAN MUSIC: a long story. we have great bands in the end 60ths -time of "KRAUTROCK" CAN was one of greatest band.we have really good songwriter (sorry all sing in german) and the rap/hip hop scene is big. some nice punk bands:"Goldenen Zitronen" or "Neu" in my opinion "FEHLFARBEN" is the best german band. startet in the 80th`s and still alive.my problem is: my ears are trained in brit and us bands...and most german bands are lausy copy`s.end of the essay ;-)i`m still in love of your blogyour`s Herr Pauli

I love DTH. They got great songs and really much songs have a story to tell. (Sorry for my bad english. I try my best.) But Rock me Amadeus a cover of the great Person FALCO is is one step too much. FALCO is like god. FALCO was an excentric person with a great and very special voice. Nobody was able too cover his songs.

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